Migraines & headaches — all decisions

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for migraines from February 14, 2022, and remanded the issue of entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine strain, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, migraine headaches, and depressive disorder, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's chronic headaches are granted a 30 percent rating from April 29, 2024. The Veteran is also granted special monthly compensation (SMC) from the same date.

The Board denied increased ratings for posttraumatic and tension headaches, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, and remanded several claims related to radiculopathy, ankle, thumb, and tinnitus. An effective date of May 3, 2019, was granted for the grant of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy impacting the femoral nerve.

The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for migraines due to a VA surgery, as it requires additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for the remaining conditions.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, as the Veteran experienced very frequent completely prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions and reduced his evaluation, as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, as well as remanded one issue.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraine headaches due to a need for additional evidence and an examination.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, right temporomandibular joint dysfunction as secondary to PTSD, and an initial 30 percent disability rating for migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, and lumbosacral strain but granted service connection for dermatitis as secondary to allergic rhinitis. The Board also granted a separate 10 percent rating for left foot plantar fasciitis and a 20 percent rating for cervical strain from May 31, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and separate evaluations, as there was no basis to assign an earlier effective date or additional ratings under the law.

The appeal for service connection for migraines and a back disability is dismissed as moot, while the appeals for a compensable rating for atopic dermatitis with telogen effluvium (hair loss) and service connection for left knee strain status post ACL repair are remanded.

The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The veteran has formally requested the withdrawal of all pending appeals before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for GERD and 50 percent for migraine headaches, effective from January 12, 2023.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 30 percent rating effective November 17, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraines, to include as secondary to a service-connected cervical spine disability, for an adequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for migraines and a neck disability, finding no evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrence. The claim for an acquired mental health condition was remanded for further development.